She agreed to marry the Alpha to save her town. She never expected to become his greatest weakness. Hollow’s End is dying... The river has nearly vanished, the crops are failing, and unless the ancient treaty between the humans and the Vane wolf pack is renewed, her home will be lost. There is only one price for the Alpha’s protection: a marriage. When Josephine Hale volunteers to take her younger sister’s place, she expects a loveless bargain with a ruthless Alpha. Nothing more. Then she meets Dorian Vane. The moment their eyes meet, something ancient and undeniable binds them together. Dorian is her mate—and suddenly the marriage meant to save her people becomes something far more complicated. Because Dorian carries wounds of his own, and Jo refuses to be treated like a political pawn. As they fight their growing feelings, an enemy begins moving in the shadows. Selene Kestrel arrives with secrets, dangerous loyalties, and a connection to Jo that neither of them expected. Now Jo stands between an Alpha she is falling for and a woman she cannot simply forget. With war threatening the fragile peace between their worlds, Jo must decide what she is willing to sacrifice—and whether love is strong enough to survive betrayal, divided loyalties, and a choice that could change the fate of humans and wolves forever. She entered the bargain to save her home. She never expected the bargain to change her heart.